Wedding disrupted by fire in 97-year-old Gunter Hotel

2 people taken two hospital with minor injuries

SAN ANTONIO – A wedding was disrupted by fire at one of San Antonio’s oldest hotels Saturday night. A fire broke out at the 97-year-old Gunter Hotel just after 7:30 p.m.

“We’re here at my nephew’s wedding. Next thing I know is we’re being evacuated,” Janice Lira said.

As a nurse, Lira has attended to a few emergencies, but she never expected it at her nephew’s wedding.

“I was trying to help my parents, who are in their 80s, down the stairs.  I mean that was scary.  I'm glad that it was at least on the second floor,” Lira said.

Officials said a heating box started the fire. Lira’s family said they were upstairs having dinner when the lights went off. The sprinklers then went off and they evacuated the building.

Firefighters said the sprinklers put out the fire, and two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No one was seriously hurt.